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congruently

congruently

5.9
In a way that matches another thing in form or purpose
  • adverb
  • /kənˈɡruːəntli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : congruentemente
  • "What's a positive word that if you really thought about your whole life, you could say and own congruently?

Examples

  • Congruently, a major educational focus for the school was citizenship and preparing students to serve as town leaders and active citizens in the future.

    Academic text (2010)
  • When physical educators perform student assessments, they are congruently performing program assessments.

    Academic text (2006)
  • PAFOs that always flex congruently with the actual ankle movement of the body during walking (dynamic orthosis-body fit) are more comfortable.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Besides, concrete structures in Puerto Rico need to adapt congruently to the current ecological trends in order to reduce pollution associated with cement fabrication.

    Blog text (14)
  • Also, for low SNR, the perception of congruently presented audiovisual vowels was better than the score that was predicted on the basis of vowels perceived through either of the single channels (see Figure 2).

    Academic text (2012)
  • Critical thinking is not only a set of skills to be learned, but skills that need to be accompanied by sets of behaviors in order to make them effective, such as thinking critically in daily life, monitoring and thinking about one's own thought processes, and acting congruently with one's critical thinking (Sternberg, 1983; Paul, 1985; Norris, 1985).

    Academic text (2008)
  • To build trust, you should always act congruently with your values and beliefs.

  • The results of the survey should align congruently with the company's mission and goals.

  • In therapy, it is essential to behave congruently so that clients feel supported and understood.

How Congruent

exactly
1.0
congruently
  • Specialized
5.9
roughly
373 1.6
loosely
43 3.7

Surface Forms

congruently positive
congruentlyer comparative
congruentlyest superlative

Morphology

congruently = congruent (transparent) = congruent + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'congruent' with directly derivable meaning: 'in a congruent manner'.

Etymology

Congruently comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and gruere 'to come together', so it originally meant 'coming together' or 'agreeing'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the word 'agree': when things happen congruently they match and are in harmony.